Woman Dies in Mobile Home Fire in Davenport

By TORI WALKERNEWS CHIEF

Tuesday

Jun 30, 2015 at 9:48 AMJun 30, 2015 at 11:58 PM

A woman was killed when a Davenport mobile home went up in flames Tuesday morning.

DAVENPORT | A woman was killed when a Davenport mobile home went up in flames Tuesday morning.The body has not been positively identified, but Carrie Horstman, a spokeswoman for the Polk County Sheriff's office, said it appears that it was a woman who was killed and her death does not appear to be suspicious. Polk County Fire Rescue arrived at 421 Buck Trail shortly before 6:45 a.m. and firefighters found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames, according to Brad Ruhmann, Fire Rescue communications specialist.The fire was so severe that firefighters were not able to safely go inside the home to attack it and had to fight the fire from the outside, Ruhmann said. Three engines, a medic unit, a water tanker and battalion chief were dispatched to the scene.Once the crew was able to extinguish the fire, it began sifting through debris. After an extensive search, the body of a woman was found, Ruhmann said. The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, and the Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and an autopsy is scheduled for today. Once the autopsy is complete, a positive cause of death and identity can be confirmed, Horstman said.

[ Tori Walker can be reached at tori.walker@theledger.com or 863-802-7590. Follow Tori on Twitter @Torilwalker863. ]

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